Killeen Police Identify Monday Evening Shooting Victim

Police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting in Killeen as Otis Hernandez.

KWTX reports that Hernandez, whose age was not revealed, was found with several bullet wounds in the 800 block of Root Avenue shortly after 6:30 PM Monday. Justice of the Peace Claudia Brown pronounced Hernandez dead at the scene, and his body will undergo autopsy.

Witnesses told police they heard several rounds of gunfire in the area.

Anyone who may have information about the shooting is asked to contact Bell County Crime Stoppers at (254) 526-TIPS.